We are the Liberty Belles, singing four-part a cappella harmony in the barbershop style
and the newest chapter of Harmony Inc. (an international female barbershop singers organization).
ABOUT US
Anne Bureau, Director of the North Pennsmen Chorus, had a vision of forming a local women’s barbershop chorus based in the Lansdale area of Pennsylvania. In September 2006, the first rehearsal was held in her kitchen in nearby Ambler with four woman in attendance.
We steadily grew, meeting at Anne’s home until January 8, 2008, when we started rehearsing at St. John’s UCC in Lansdale, PA. On April 12, 2008, in an effort to attract more members, we hosted a Discover Harmony Day with
15 guests plus special guest quartet Mystique and the President of Harmony Inc.
We have performed at various retirement communities and nursing homes in the area and as a prospective chapter of Harmony Inc. were invited to be Mic Testers at their May 3, 2008, Area 3 Competition in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
We continued to gather members and on April 1, 2009, with 20 members, we became an official chapter of Harmony Inc. and competed at the May 2, 2009, Area 3 Competition in Batavia, New York where we were officially installed as the newest chapter of Harmony, Inc.
April 25, 2009, we had the honor of performing in the North Pennsmen Annual Show in Souderton, PA, singing Lida Rose/Will I Ever Tell You with them and then performing two songs on our own.
DO YOU LOVE TO SING? Barbershop singing is a unique American musical art form. It evolved in the late 1800s when people gathered to sing, improvising the sound with four-part a capella harmony. Today, barbershop is a dynamic singing hobby shared by more than 70,000 women and men worldwide.
Then come join the fun. We rehearse Monday nights from 7:00-9:15 p.m. at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 500 W. Main Street @ S. Richardson Avenue, Lansdale, PA 19446.
